Folding garment-rack.



. A. MAY.

FOLDING GARMENT RACK.

APPLIOATION FILED rim-19, 190s.

Patented July 6, 1909.

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FOLDING GARMENT RACK. APPLIOATION FILED r2319, 1009.

927,369, Patented July 6, 1909.

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Speeifleotiom of ltietters, I'ztte-nt r x 4 when on .lil ll'ihdh lift,

Patented July 6, iooe.

.ltpplication filed Tfiehrnary 19, 15MB. Serial No. t'fittatii'.

To all whom it may eonrern:

Be it known that l, .ztrio i rl'l't" i film, it mtz zen of the United Fitntoe, residing at New Orleans in the 'mrieh ol'th'i eini end tltnto oi I Louisiana have nwonlrd new end in i ll imit provoinents in holding (lerment-ltome, of whirh the followingis 2t 5;lfiitl'l'lltfltitfll.

This invention relates to new nnd nnelnl improvements in foldiiw ermentrnolce and to it'hus more pnrtir'uhu' reformer! to Freon intended especially for the 1 LG of mm though applicable also for eyenorni domeotio use, and which. when extended Will heroin-- modote an. ample number of' gmrniente and when folded shall he oonioe'inlimis end may be acked away in e small romeo.

The present reek especially oriented for trousers, its partionhir odvon Ir in this eon nor-Lion being that mioh pit. in trousers is separately d'splnyinlnrnl rmnovnhle iron] the W l: H" iminipointing he irri'engi-inlent genized structure when the "ooh. folded" The inven ti on ronipriees more pertio nlzrrl v pair of pivoted eirippm'ting arms which terry removithly flklSQiHlilWi intro upon which the garments ere hung and in connection 35 with at oonstruetion oi this gene ttl type it is the primary ohjoot oi the invention to pro vide 2L novel construction, ('UllllillltiilOl'i and arrangement of ports toward the ends ointtoining the Ettl'VztiltflUts C;

1n the nommpzntriin}; dri illustrated :1 preferred end ltli i lint: gm bodiment of the invention, the otruotl tails of which. wili he setl'orth :it lengtl description. which l'ollowe,

i in the While the novel 45 features by which the invention is distin- .fLllSlMXl from gn'ior devil-es Willhe set forth in language of tie proper dotormiinitir a scope in the claims appended at the end oi the de- 7 1n the said drawings: ii t speetivo 'VlGW of it folding: ,{it'l"II.lP-Ilt reek. eonstruoted in meoirdenre with the present invention, the rack being extended. Fig. :2 is {L side elevation thereof. Fig. 3' is; it l'iront at votion showing the relation of "the elemente at one sideoi the'riieh when the structure is girel 'e :1. per? n inoy he hung on told ad, the li iil'ltillrl at the o'l'iirr nido oi the reel hoingg; "*"nll i' niroiinr. l e devotion of ,H! ooh when l UlllHl, n'n'nt :mpporting}: heirs: min! oinil ted lflittiflut supports, the other living minr'tly siinihrr; l i ii in on oievntion of one of the garment tmpportinp 1mm, and l i q'. 'i is it dotail prre im'ti've VitW illnritrntiing the (lltl ronon of t he gornwnt on ooori ingr hare :tlltl, toe ol' Whirl; mid lmre nro held from rot :ition.

iiiiiilliitl rhznziotore of reference rotor to corresponding ports thrlmghont the several men For convenience, the inch is, pi'olr 'elil nttzieheil toit trail or other support hy 3 polioi' hritelzetn, l, tho oo'ilotriwtion oi whioh its :slnm'ii more portii' olorly iii li ltfw'. l mini 5 Eire/h hrnohrt is oi' The h :tolcet proper comprises :2, poi]: of supporting :irnn-i, no l, and :i pair ol l: are itl'lllt its 5, onoh trim orni eonnooting 21, nopoortil'ip; own; iihd its oorrmapoiniing' hrnohot. 'lhl urine 4 are pivoted. to the Honors :2 11cm their upper ends, in; at l3, and the n-rine 5 are pivoted to th\ iii-me 4 moor tlleiri'ezuf ends, as nt '2, Notohes e are formed in the tree ends of the mine 5 to receive eojnnrethig holts, {LS

at l), the letter passing; throuigh openings, no

it), in tho lowor oml i ol' tho iii-ingot; 3 and through the note-hrs 8; "Wi ing mite, no .i], an mounted noon the bolts ll) iii'nl are tighti-i'n-d to frieliomilly hind the ports whiohoi'o :tnsmnlihd in the innniior ohovv not forth. The :H'JUH 4% mo io'otidrd withitlined notohoo,

its .112, 'n'hirn (Mi-ml l'oi'nwn'dly nod doom wordly iroin the upper edger; oi mid oi'nna.

The gornniit supporting horn ere rllllfitll at 15:, end, in order that they unity" not form QI'NLSKS in tho gen-moms, ore prel'oiu-ilzly of round cross iwfitrtltii] with eorr looted or othor- Wise mug honor! eul'i'nmo to mums ullioirnt friction to prevent the gnrn'irnlo l'ronihlioping. ends with n'ojeet-ii g whites, ltH l at, which pro-- Vent the gnrniente om slipping: leinrtlrniso :l'i'oiri said here when t hitter ore "tillmi, HS in the operotion oi" remor tho eatnle from the strains 4. The time 125 are also provided zit their elitist with tl-Xiitlly projeeting flirt-sided tiring]ions it, which lit eonl'ommlily in The llttlbi lit are providmi oi their Io;

I folded, registering with a notch 18 formed in having hooked ends traveling,

the notches 12 and, in order to revent axial play, ma be providedwith en arged heads, as 16. ach arm 4 is also providpd near its rear end with anotch 17, extendin from the e rack is the adjacent arm 5 and extendin lower edge thereof. When the rec is folded the bolts 9 are passed through the registering openings 10 and notches 17 and 18, and the nuts 11 are employed to frictionally bind the parts and assure of the rigidity thereof in their folded relation, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and wherein each arm 5 is folded parallel J to the corresponding arm-4.

The bars 13 may advanta eously be associated with the arms 4 when t e rack is folded, this arrangement being compact and convenient, and accordingly, the arms 5 and the flanges 3 are formed with notches 19 and 20, respectively, which register withthe corres onding uppermost notches 12 and fit over t e trunnions of the uppermost bar when the parts are folded. the arms 4 (which are preferably thin strips of metal) may beheld a ainst play or springing movement and for t is purpose, tie rods, as 21, may be'employed, these rods being pivotallysecured to the wall by eye-screws and for engagement in eyes, as 22, provided on the arms 4. A number of such eyes may be arranged at low of the use of tie rods of different lengths, as necessitated by the dimensions ,of the closet or other space in which the rack may be placed, The feature of providing for the removable assemblage of the bars 13 is also of particular advantage,- and in this connection it maybe stated that any one of said bars, together with the garments thereon, may be'removed without in any way disturbing the other bars and the other garments. The lowermost bar maybe removed by sim lifting the same from the arms 1. The

P other. bars may be removed by lifting the same'froni said arms fand then bypassing the p same under the arms, the bars being tilted slightly in accomplishing this action. This,

manner of removing the bars is easier and quickerthan lifting the same over the other bars in advance thereof.

When it is desired to pack the device for the bars 13 are removedfrom the arms 4 and the bracket 1 areithen removed from the wall, after which the parts are fold ed and tightened by the nuts 11 in the manner ex lained. Theiparts at each side of the rack orm indepen ent folded structures, which themselves take up a very small amount of space and which may 6 compa'ctly arranged by placing the end portions of each arm 4 in the angular space formed by the flanges 2 and 3 of the other structure.

It is also of advantage that intervals to al- The bars 13 may be packed together in a small space and separately from the rack or with the folded rack structures, as desired, the space occupied by all the parts when knocked down being very small.

The present structure possesses all the par- .icular'advantages mentioned in the introductory paragraphs of the description, to which nay be added the general advantages of sim 'licity ufstructural details, inexpensiveness, ghtne'as, rigidity and strength.

'Havmg fullydescribed my invention, I claim:

1. A folding garment rack comprising a air oi brackets, supporting arms pivoted to the brackets, a brace arm pivoted to each supporting arm, a bolt passing through each bracket and the adjacent brace arm and binding the same together, each supporting arm and the brace arm pivoted thereto having openings which reglstcr when the brace arm is folded parallel to the supporting arm, said bolt being then passed through the registering openings in said supporting arm and said brace arm,a nut threaded upon said bolt to bind the parts and garment supporting bars associated with said supporting arms.

2. A folding garment rack including a pair of brackets, a supporting arm pivoted to each bracket, garment supporting with the supporting arms, a brace arm pivoted to each supporting arm, the brace arms being folda'ble to positions at the sides of the supporting arms and the latter being foldable to positions at the sides of the brackets, and means detachably' connecting the brackets and. the brace arms to hold the supporting arms extended and connecting the brackets, the supporting arms and the brace arms supporting arm pivoted thereto and the brace arm pivoted to said supporting arm being disposed and connected in folded relation as a self-contained unit.

air of brackets oft. shape in cross section, each having an attachment flange and an outwardly projecting fiange, a list supportingann pivoted flange and foldableto-a thereof, a flat brace arm pivoted to each supporting armand foldable to a position at one side thereof, means connecting the free; ends of "the brace arms and associated with the supporting arms. testimony whereof I have hereunto set bl d ANDREW Haas.

3. A. folding garment rack comprising a.

ars associated when the parts are folded, each bracket, the

to each outwardly projecting osition at one side each correspondingbracket and garment supportmg bars removmy hand in presence of two subscribing wit- It is; hereby that in 1:61135913 Pavtvaht N0. 927,869, gran-W1 July 6, 1909, upon wfiha slipplimnian 01'" Augustus May, of New Orleans, Lmlisimm, fer an impmvw meant in Folding fim-nfiemvlmclm, armrs appear in the prin'md specifiamiqu mquiir" ifig cmrrmztimm :FQHQWE: In line 85, page 1, the refemnce -mlmeml 2 shmfld 3;

line 93, 52, the refemnwmtmmwml 10' should read .9; 1121195 1, page 2, the Wmvdi bracket {should read brackets, and the name of the first wixmesm m the signature m film specificmzion rfis Hex-O, 511011111 read W Hero; and mm; the M1161 Lambert-3 Paten'nb should be rem with these cmrmctiona 'iaharein that the game may conform m the rewml m? m ease in 31m Pravfiseaam dieting (Ifammismime? f wrrmwlan 

